Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E7-4870

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1587 vs 1054
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18965 vs 11939

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1587 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	18965 vs 11939

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1587

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

18965

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1587
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	18965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.303

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'11	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1914	1944
Processor Number	E7-4870	E5-2670V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$927
Price now		$489
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	20
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)